Audiobooks narrated by Nicholas Hormann

"In April of 2010, British Petroleum gave orders to speed up production on its colossal drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon. Despite the objections of many on the rig, safety measures were ignored or overlooked. On April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon exploded. Eleven men paid the ultimate price and countless thousands who call the Gulf Coast home found their lives irrevocably altered. Includes a conversation with Jim Morris, Executive Editor at The Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Spill is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. Recorded live in performance at UCLA's James Bridges Theater in May 2018. Director: Martin Jarvis Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg Elisa Bocanegra as Arleen Weise, Andrea Fleytas Gilbert Glenn Brown as Obama, Jorey Danos, Christopher Pleasant Nicholas Hormann as Bob Bea, Pat O'Bryan, Gary Bartholemy, Wyman Wheeler Travis Johns as Keith Jones, Jonathan Henderson, Chad Murray Jane Kaczmarek as Narrator, Lillian Miller James Morrison as Bill Anderson, Randy Ezell, Billy Nungesser Darren Richardson as Tony Hayward, Jimmy Harrell, Gordon Jones, Don Vidrine Kate Steele as Shelley Anderson, Jolene Danos Mark Jude Sullivan as Jason Anderson, Mike Williams Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Music Supervisor: Ronn Lipkin. Production Manager: Nikki Hyde. Editor: Julian Nicholson."

Leigh Fondakowski (Author), Darren Richardson, Elisa Bocanegra, Gilbert Glenn Brown, James Morrison, Jane Kaczmarek, Kate Steele, Mark Jude Sullivan, Nicholas Hormann, Travis Johns (Narrator)

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Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China's Push for Global Power

"From the former New York Times Asia correspondent and author of China's Second Continent, an incisive investigation of China's ideological development as it becomes an ever more aggressive player in regional and global diplomacy. For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set aside. China has asserted its place among the global heavyweights, revealing its plans for pan-Asian dominance by building its navy, increasing territorial claims to areas like the South China Sea, and diplomatically bullying smaller players. Underlying this attitude is a strain of thinking that casts China's present-day actions in decidedly historical terms, as the path to restoring the dynastic glory of the past. If we understand how that historical identity relates to current actions, in ways ideological, philosophical, and even legal, we can learn to forecast just what kind of global power China stands to become--and to interact wisely with a future peer. Steeped in deeply researched history as well as on-the-ground reporting, this is French at his revelatory best."

Howard W. French (Author), Nicholas Hormann (Narrator)

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World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History

"Brought to you by Penguin. In World Order, Henry Kissinger - one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China - makes his monumental investigation into the 'tectonic plates' of global history and state relations. World Order is the summation of Henry Kissinger's thinking about history, strategy and statecraft. As if taking a perspective from far above the globe, it examines the great tectonic plates of history and the motivations of nations, explaining the attitudes that states and empires have taken to the rest of the world from the formation of Europe to our own times. Kissinger identifies four great 'world orders' in history - the European, Islamic, Chinese and American. Since the end of Charlemagne's empire, and especially since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Europeans have striven for balance in international affairs, first in their own continent and then globally. Islamic states have looked to their destined expansion over regions populated by unbelievers, a position exemplified today by Iran under the ayatollahs. For over 2000 years the Chinese have seen 'all under Heaven' as being tributary to the Chinese Emperor. America views itself as a 'city on a hill', a beacon to the world, whose values have universal validity. How have these attitudes evolved and how have they shaped the histories of their nations, regions, and the rest of the world? What has happened when they have come into contact with each other? How have they balanced legitimacy and power at different times? What is the condition of each in our contemporary world, and how are they shaping relations between states now? To answer these questions Henry Kissinger draws upon a lifetime's historical study and unmatched experience as a world statesman. His account is shot through with observations about how historical change takes place, how some leaders shape their times and others fail to do so, and how far states can stray from the ideas which define them. World Order is a masterpiece of narrative, analysis and portraits of great historical actors that only Henry Kissinger could have written. © Henry Kissinger 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2016"

Henry Kissinger (Author), Nicholas Hormann (Narrator)

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You Never Can Tell

"How many plays start in a dentist’s chair and climax with a wild masquerade party? Shaw’s hilarious comedy of errors involves mistaken identity, tangled courtship, and wise advice from “the perfect waiter.” With a nod to Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Shaw’s You Never Can Tell is a lightning-paced satire of romance and Edwardian society. Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in May 2015. Director: Rosalind Ayres Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring: James Callis as Mr. Valentine Siobhán Hewlett as Gloria Nicholas Hormann as Mr. McComas Martin Jarvis as The Waiter Christopher Neame as Mr. Crampton Moira Quirk as Dolly Susan Sullivan as Mrs. Clandon Simon Templeman as Bohun Matthew Wolf as Phillip Associate Producers: Anna Lyse Erikson, Myke Weiskopf Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner"

George Bernard Shaw (Author), Christopher Neame, James Callis, Martin Jarvis, Matthew Wolf, Moira Quirk, Nicholas Hormann, Simon Templeman, Siobhán Hewlett, Susan Sullivan (Narrator)

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Romeo and Juliet

"The most iconic love story of all time, Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is an epic-scale tragedy of desire and revenge. Despite the bitter rivalry that exists between their families, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet have fallen madly in love. But when the long-running rivalry boils over into murder, the young couple must embark on a dangerous and deadly mission to preserve their love at any cost. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in January 2012. Lead funding for this production is provided by The Sidney E. Frank Foundation Adapted for Radio and Directed by: Martin Jarvis Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring: Janine Barris as Young Lady, Boy Page to Paris, and others Richard Chamberlain as Prince Escalus Henry Clarke as Paris and others Logan Fahey as Tybalt and Balthasar Calista Flockhart as Juliet Nicholas Hormann as Lord Capulet Lily Knight as Lady Capulet Alan Mandell as Friar Laurence Alfred Molina as Chorus Darren Richardson as Sampson and Peter Alan Shearman as Lord Montague and others André Sogliuzzo as Gregory and others Josh Stamberg as Mercutio Mark J. Sullivan as Benvolio and others Julie White as Nurse Matthew Wolf as Romeo Sarah Zimmerman as Lady Montague and others Associate Producer: Christina Montaño Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Original Music by: Mark Holden and Michael Lopez Sound Effects Artist: Tony Palermo Music Supervisor: Scott Willis Editor: Wes Dewberry"

William Shakespeare (Author), Alan Mandell, Alan Shearman, Alfred Molina, André Sogliuzzo, Calista Flockhart, Darren Richardson, Henry Clarke, Janine Barris, Josh Stamberg, Julie White, Lily Knight, Logan Fahey, Mark Jude Sullivan, Matthew Wolf, Nicholas Hormann, Richard Chamberlain, Sarah Zimmerman (Narrator)

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White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You

"America is mired in debt-more than $30,000 for every man, woman, and child. Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the government to the brink of default. Yet the more politicians on both sides of the aisle rant and the citizenry fumes, the more things seem to remain the same. In White House Burning, Simon Johnson and James Kwak-authors of the national best seller 13 Bankers and cofounders of The Baseline Scenario, a widely cited blog on economics and public policy-demystify the national debt, explaining whence it came and, even more important, what it means to you and to future generations. They tell the story of the Founding Fathers' divisive struggles over taxes and spending. They chart the rise of the almighty dollar, which makes it easy for the United States to borrow money. They account for the debasement of our political system in the 1980s and 1990s, which produced today's dysfunctional and impotent Congress. And they show how, if we persist on our current course, the national debt will harm ordinary Americans by reducing the number of jobs, lowering living standards, increasing inequality, and forcing a sudden and drastic reduction in the government services we now take for granted. But Johnson and Kwak also provide a clear and compelling vision for how our debt crisis can be solved while strengthening our economy and preserving the essential functions of government. They debunk the myth that such crucial programs as Social Security and Medicare must be slashed to the bone. White House Burning looks squarely at the burgeoning national debt and proposes to defuse its threat to our well-being without forcing struggling middle-class families and the elderly into poverty. Carefully researched and informed by the same compelling storytelling and lucid analysis as 13 Bankers, White House Burning is an invaluable guide to the central political and economic issue of our time. It is certain to provoke vigorous debate."

James Kwak, Simon Johnson (Author), Nicholas Hormann (Narrator)

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Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness

"The best historians in the land consider examples of great leadership, well known and surprising, from Washington to Willkie and more. What made FDR a more successful leader during the Depression crisis than Hoover? Why was Eisenhower more effective as supreme commander during World War II than he was as president? Why was Grant one of the best presidents of his day, if not in all of American history? What drove Bobby Kennedy into the scrum of electoral politics? Who was Pauli Murray and why was she one of the most decisive figures in the movement for civil rights? Find the surprising and revelatory answers to these questions and more in this collection of new essays by great historians, including Sean Wilentz, Alan Brinkley, Annette Gordon-Reed, Jean Strouse, Robert Dallek, Frances FitzGerald, and others. Entertaining and insightful individually, taken together the essays represent a valuable set of reflections on the enduring ingredients of leadership."

Nicholas Hormann (Author), Nicholas Hormann (Narrator)

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A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America

"“I’m the only person in the history of Virginia elected to statewide office with a Union card, two Purple Hearts, and three tattoos.' Jim Webb—the bestselling author and now the celebrated, outspoken U.S. Senator from Virginia—presents a clear-eyed, hard-hitting plan of attack for putting government to work for the people, rather than special interests, and for restoring the country's standing around the world. Infused with the intelligence, force, and firebrand style that has earned Senator Jim Webb enormous national attention from his earlest days in office, A Time to Fight offers a thorough and provocative assessment of the thorniest issues Americans face today, along with cogent solutions drawn from Webb's lifetime of experience as a much-decorated Marine, a widely traveled, award-winning journalist and novelist, a highly placed member of the Reagan administration, a Senator with a son who fought as a Marine in Iraq and, perhaps most important, a proud scion of America's vast but frequently ignored working class. Webb exposes how America has entered a dangerous, unprecedented cycle of seemingly unsolvable unknowns. Our economic policies, particularly in this age of globalization, have produced widely divergent results leading to a country calcifying along class lines. Our demographic makeup has been altered dramatically and is set to keep on changing, through both legal and illegal immigration. Our editorialists and politicians talk about the American dream, and some urge us to bring democracy to the rest of the world. But more than two million Americans are now in prison, by far the highest incarceration rate in the so-called advanced world. Our foreign policy is confused, without clear direction; increasingly vulnerable to such largely unexamined long-term threats as China's emerging power while it has become bogged down in the never-ending struggles of the Middle East. As this drift toward societal regression has taken place, America's leadership has largely been paralyzed, unable or unwilling to stop the slide. 'Where are the leaders?' Webb asks. 'Has our political process become so compromised by powerful interest groups and the threat of character assassination that even the best among us will not dare to speak honestly about the solutions that might bring us back to common sense and fundamental fairness?' Through vivid personal narratives of the struggles members of his family faced, and citing the courageous actions of presidents ranging from Andrew Jackson to Teddy Roosevelt to Dwight Eisenhower, A Time to Fight provides specific, viable ideas for restoring fairness to our economic system, correcting the direction of national security efforts, ending America's military occupation of Iraq, and developing greater government accountability. Webb brings a fresh perspective to political dynamics that have shaped our country. His stirring, populist manifesto calls upon voters to make the choices that will change America for the better in this election season."

Jim Webb (Author), Nicholas Hormann (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Nicholas Hormann